# Passagen vs passen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Passagen
*noun · IPA [paˈsaːʒən] · frequency rank #11,497*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Passage

### passen
*verb · IPA [ˈpasn̩] · frequency rank #1,932*
angemessen sein, sich eignen, harmonieren; gute Passform haben

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/passagen-vs-passen